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Silas Alben

Engineering · University of Michigan

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1998
Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanismsMicro and Nano RoboticsFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsRobotic Locomotion and ControlFluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis

Publications

134

Citations

3,410

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

29

Publishing since 1998

In context
Among 1,507 established Engineering PIs within our index
Citations: 3,410cohort median 1,834
Publications / year (recent): 5.0cohort median 4.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~2 · 92% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 15 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.0/year recently
2017: 9 publications172018: 11 publications11182019: 4 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 6 publications212022: 9 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 5 publications242025: 5 publications252026: 2 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 2 collaborators2018: 3 collaborators2019: 3 collaborators2020: 2 collaborators2021: 1 collaborator2022: 5 collaborators2023: 0 collaborators2024: 2 collaborators2025: 3 collaborators1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Figshare×14
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×11
  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics×7
  • Physical Review Fluids×6
  • Bulletin of the American Physical Society×5
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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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